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"Pedro, it’s absolutely clear you need a small hit of meth to get through this week."
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OpenAI's large language model GPT-4o told a user who identified themself to it as a former addict named Pedro to indulge in a little meth.
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That's what you get for trying to pull one over on Fred.
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In the middle of a show, Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst provoked and then knocked out of the air a drone that dared to get too close.
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The internet is drowning in AI slop.
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Renowned tech magazine Wired and global news brand Business Insider have been caught publishing what appears to be AI slop.
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Several tech execs have already left.
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Mark Zuckerberg's Meta has confirmed that it's freezing all hiring in its artificial intelligence division.
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It's serving an important purpose.
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The Space Force's top-secret X-37B space plane is gearing up for its eighth mission. It will bring a "quantum inertial sensor."
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"The trickle of emails is turning into a flood."
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Microsoft's head of artificial intelligence has acknowledged that AI chatbots are fueling a massive wave of "AI psychosis."
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This seems like an excellent life choice.
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After landing a job at SpaceX's Starlink internet division at just 14, now-16-year-old Kairan Quazi is leaving satellites for finance.
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"The story is spooking people."
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The US stock market continued its slump into Wednesday, leading some to speculate that the AI bubble may be close to bursting.
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Prepare for your final avocado toast, millennials.
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For years, experts have observed a disturbing trend in the mortality rates of young Americans aged 25 to 44.
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Guardrails? Never heard of 'em.
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Hundreds of thousands of Grok chats are visible on Google — and many show the chatbot clearly breaking its own guardrails.
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"I have a hard time seeing the conventional social media models surviving that."
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Not even insurance companies want anything to do with it.
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Tesla Cybertruck owners insured through Hanover Insurance are being informed that their policy is being terminated.
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